Re: Really slow startup

["David Given" <david_given@xxxxxxxxx>]

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>David Given wrote:
>
>> When I run `fetch', my system connects normally and then spends, usually, 45 
>> minutes at `Getting new newsgroups'. While this is happening the link 
>> utilisation is pretty high. I have a feeling that it's downloading the entire 
>> newsgroup list over our company ISDN link.
>> 
>> I assume this shouldn't be happening; I've tried setting nodesc=1, but it 
>> doesn't seem to help. Does anyone have any ideas how I can get round this?
>
>Can you provide a debug log? As you said, "nodesc = 1" should prevent
>this, and I would be very interested if it doesn't.

Here it is, or at least the top of it:

Mar 15 12:47:50 pearl fetch[11828]: 1.9: verbosity level is 3
Mar 15 12:47:50 pearl fetch[11828]: config: server is news.demon.co.uk
Mar 15 12:47:50 pearl last message repeated 2 times
Mar 15 12:47:50 pearl fetch[11828]: config: debugmode is 1
Mar 15 12:47:51 pearl fetch[11828]: Last LIST ACTIVE done 1789288 seconds ago: NEWGROUPS 
Mar 15 12:47:52 pearl fetch[11828]: <200 news.demon.co.uk NewsBorg [nnrp-08] 
Mar 15 12:47:52 pearl fetch[11828]: connected to 158.152.254.72: 200
Mar 15 12:47:52 pearl fetch[11828]: >MODE READER^M 
Mar 15 12:47:52 pearl fetch[11828]: <200 news.demon.co.uk NewsBorg [nnrp-08] 
Mar 15 12:47:52 pearl fetch[11828]: >NEWGROUPS 990315 080000 GMT^M 
Mar 15 12:47:52 pearl fetch[11828]: <231 new groups since Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:00:00 GMT 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <alt.binaries.sounds.midi.classical.sequencing 0000000000 0000000001 y 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <. 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: >XGTITLE alt.binaries.sounds.midi.classical.sequencing^M 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <500 command unknown 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: >LIST NEWSGROUPS alt.binaries.sounds.midi.classical.sequencing^M 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <215 list follows 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3b.config^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3b.misc^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3b.tech^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3b.test^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.d3d.drivers^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.d3d.drivers.diamond^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.d3d.drivers.orchid^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.events^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.game.discussion^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.game.requests^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.game.support^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.game.upcoming^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.games.glquake^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.glide^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.glide.linux^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.oem.products.canopus^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.oem.products.canopus.pure3d^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.oem.products.diamond^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.oem.products.diamond.monster3d^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.oem.products.hercules^I?? 
Mar 15 12:47:53 pearl fetch[11828]: <3dfx.oem.products.hercules.stingray128-3d^
I
?? 

..followed by *lots* more.


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